Best Brews August 2010

August was a good month. I got to visit a brewery and try a lot of great brews. Here are the beers that got top honors in August: 1. Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Yummy stout. Lots of coffee, chocolate and roasted malts. 2. Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA Fresh hops, lots of pine. [...]

North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

This was the second brew of the night. I really wish that it was colder so I could start drinking heavier beers more. I’ve heard a lot of great things about this brew, and it also gets some comparisons to Yeti. It also has some history behind the name, which I’m also a fan of. [...]

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Last night, I headed out to Stuff Yer Face with some friends to take some notes on my first article for examiner.com. I said that I wasn’t going to do a beer review, but after trying this brew, I had to review it. It was also on my list of brews that I wanted to [...]

Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA

This was a beer that I’ve read a lot of great things about and have been waiting to try. Earlier last week, I tried the Hop Rod Rye from Bear Republic and wasn’t floored. It was a solid beer, but not jaw-dropping amazing. This was also purchased in a bomber. ABV: 7% Style: American IPA [...]

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

This was the third beer of the day (we were there for awhile, so my palate had some time to recover). Nic’s cousin likes stouts, and after having the Chocolate Oak Aged, I knew that I had to bring some Great Divide, if I could find it. The beer store only had the regular Yeti, [...]

Flying Fish HopFish IPA

This was one of the beers that Nic’s cousin had that he considers a “go-to” beer. I’ll actually be visiting the brewery in a few weeks for my birthday. I’ve never had this one before and I was in an IPA mood, so I was more than willing to try it. ABV: 6.3% Style: English [...]

Southampton Publick House Double White Ale

On Saturday, Nic and I went to her cousin’s house for lunch, which turned into dinner. He’s also into beer, so we tried a bunch of different ones (so expect a lot of posts). I forgot to grab Nicole’s camera, so there aren’t any pictures of the brews. This first one, I grabbed a six-pack [...]

Harpoon 100 Barrel Series Single Hop ESB

Today was a long day. I worked a twelve-hour shift at work and couldn’t sleep the night before. I skipped the gym and came home for a nap. Now, it’s time for a brew while I watch a movie. At least it’s the weekend, so I can have some awesome beers. It also looks like [...]

Smuttynose IPA “Finest Kind”

This was the last beer of the night. I’ve always seen Smuttynose around and never bought it. I have no logical reason why. But, I’ve read some good reviews of their beer. Nicole picked up some of their pumpkin ale, and it was pretty good. So, after a quick beer run, I picked up a [...]

Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA

Today was a great day at the gym. It was one of those days that I thought was going to drag and I wasn’t going to do well. Boy, was I wrong. I rocked the house. A few of my buddies were there and we just had a blast. I went for a walk in [...]